Bridle



J. MeGUE.

(Modem BRIDLE.

Patented Apr. 17,1883.

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NEE STATES JAMES J. MOGUE, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

BRIDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,927, dated April 17, 1883.

Application filed January 29, 1833.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES J. MOGUE, of Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bridles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention consists in a metallic crownplate formed with a fly-terret, loops, guide, cross-pieces, and set-screw, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of a bridle made in accordance with my invention as it appears when in use; and Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view of the head-strap, showing the manner of using a single overcheck.

v The main parts of the bridle may be of any approved construction. To the head-strap A is secured, preferably by means of the screws a a, the metal crown-plate B. This plate as a whole may have various forms; but I prefer to cast it with the fly-terret b, side-guide loops 0 0, central guide, d, and with the cross-pieces e 6, through the upper one of which the setscrew f passes for holding the central buckle, g, in which the divided blinder-stay h is held, as will be understood from Fig.1. In case the two overcheckreins J J are used, these straps will be passed through and guided by the side loops, 0 c, as shown in Fig. 1; but if the single overcheck-rein K is used, it will be passed through and guided by the central guide, d, as shown in Fig.2.

(Model) It will be understood, if the bridle is intended to be used altogether with a single overcheck, that the side guides, c 0, might be omitted, and if intended to be used altogether with double overcheok's the central guide, d, might be omitted; but I prefer to cast the plate, as shown, with the guides c c and (1, since, then, it is adapted to be used with either single or double overchecks, as desired.

When secured in place upon the head-piece A of the bridle it will be seen that the guideplate B, as awhole, takes the place of the ordinary leather crown-piece and the ordinary separate guide-loops and buckle-strap ordinarily secured thereto for holding the buckle g and for guiding the check'reins, and the crownpiece being cast and being adapted to be secured to the head-piece by screws, it will be seen that it is much cheaper than the ordinary crown-piece, can be quickly and easily put on, and requires no stitching, and is ornamental and strong and durable.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The metalliccrown-plate B, formed with the fly-terret b, the loops 0 c, the guide d, crownpieces 6 c, and set-screw f, whereby it may be used as described.

JAMES JOSEPH MGOUE.

Witnesses M. MCKEON, J. E. JONES. 

